Last week’s inflation figures came as a bit of a shock.  The jump in December was the biggest rise on record but what does it mean for the mortgage market?  My view is that it is too early to tell, if Mervyn King is right and this is only a temporary blip then it will have no noticeable ...

We are starting to see some evidence of mutuals pushing up their SVRs and whilst many commentators refer to BBR being static at 0.5% and not being able to understand this move it is likely to be the norm over the next 12 months. The very simple fact is that a low BBR will actually force many ...

The Mortgage Market Review (MMR) is coming towards the end of its consultation period so if you want to have your say you need to submit your response to the FSA by the 30th January. Some of the discussion points that affect the distribution and sale of mortgages are the significant changes to ...